What color is #CFC5AB?

#CFC5AB is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Trail Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFC5AB?

The RGB value is 207, 197, 171: 207 red, 197 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFC5AB?

The complementary color is #ABB5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFC5AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFC5AB color

#CFC5AB rgb(207, 197, 171)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CFC5AB is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 77.3% green and 67.1% blue (207, 197, 171).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Trail Dust (#D0C4AC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#CFC5AB color codes

HEX	`#CFC5AB`
RGB	`rgb(207, 197, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 77.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 17%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.69, -0.8, 14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.69, 14.33, 93.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.049, 56.139, 46.562)`
Decimal	`13616555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFC5AB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CFC5AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFC5AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CFC5AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfc5ab; }
.text { color: #cfc5ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc5ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 197 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfc5ab, #c7cfab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFC5AB?: #CFC5AB is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Trail Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFC5AB?: The RGB value is 207, 197, 171: 207 red, 197 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFC5AB?: The complementary color is #ABB5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFC5AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.